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Welcome to my Shantaram novel and movie site
is a novel of epic proportions written by Gregory David Roberts. It tells the story of his break from a Melbourne prison in Australia and escape to New Zealand followed by India where much of the novel is set. In India he lives in the slums of Bombay and opens a medal clinic. After a harrowing experience of getting caught and spending time in an Indian prison he becomes involved with the local mafia.
The novel, however is much greater than a prison break story. It is a novel embelished with all of the human emotional traits: love, hate, friendship, enemies, life and death.
Warner Bros. Pictures bought the movie rights for the novel and are making a movie starring Johnny Depp due to be released in 2007. It will directed by Mira Nair.
Also by Gregory Roberts: Roma
30th April 2006
Roberts keeping busy
Gregory Roberts is definitely keeping busy with the success of Shantaram, touring the globe, book signings and getting ready for the movie release.
He has also started a movie company, and has set up a trust to help people with TB in Mumbai.
16th April 2006
Hollywood discovers novels again
Shantaram is just one popular novel that is being made into a movie.
Others include:
Charlie Wilson’s War” by George Crile, “Where the Wild Things Are,” by Maurice Sendak, the “Earthsea” novels, by Ursula K. Le Guin and “The Sparrow,” by Mary Doria Russell.
14th April 2006
Idhar udhar ki baatein’s favourite book
In a recent interview Idhar udhar ki baatein said Shantaram is a book that he would happily read again and again.